AIDS in the Twenty-First Century

Essential reading for social and medical scientists and all those interested in infectious diseases and public health, AIDS and the Twenty-First Century examines the social and economic origins and impacts of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. HIV/AIDS is not only a medical problem. It is an indication of the scale of the global crisis in public health. Accessibly written, this book is necessary reading for policymakers, students and all those who are concerned about the relationship between poverty, inequality and infectious diseases.

Auteur

TONY BARNETT was Professor of Development Studies at the School of Development Studies, UEA, Norwich. He is now ESRC Professorial Research Fellow at the Development Studies Institute of the London School of Economics. He has been Overseas Visiting Professor at the Institute of Developing Economies in Tokyo. The Royal Anthropological Institute recently awarded him the Lucy Mair Medal for Applied Anthropology to honour excellence in the application of anthropology to the relief of poverty and distress, and to the active recognition of human dignity. ALAN WHITESIDE is Director of the Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division at the University of Natal, South Africa. He is editor of AIDS Analysis Africa. He has undertaken a wide range of consultancy projects and published numerous papers on HIV/AIDS. His most recent book (with Clem Sunter) is AIDS: The Challenge for South Africa.

Contenu

Introduction: Disease, Change, Consciousness and Denial The Disease and its Epidemiology Susceptibility: Epidemic Roots Susceptibility: Cases Why Africa? Vulnerability and Impact Introduction to Impact Impact: Individuals, Households and Communities Dependants: Orphans and the Elderly Subsistence Agriculture and Rural Livelihoods HIV/AIDS and 'For Profit' Enterprise Aids, Development and Economic Growth Government and Governance Responses